{"id":198342,"date":"2026-04-03T20:46:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T19:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/jos-killings-tinubus-visit-insensitive-laughable-pdp"},"modified":"2026-04-03T21:54:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:54:39","slug":"jos-killings-tinubus-visit-insensitive-laughable-pdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/jos-killings-tinubus-visit-insensitive-laughable-pdp","title":{"rendered":"Jos killings: Tinubu\u2019s visit insensitive, laughable \u2013 PDP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has criticised President Bola Tinubu\u2019s recent visit to Plateau State following the deadly attack that claimed more than 40 lives, describing the trip as insensitive and lacking compassion for victims.<\/p>\n

This was disclosed in a press statement issued on Friday by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong.<\/p>\n

According to the party, the president\u2019s response to the Palm Sunday killings of March 29, 2026, did not reflect the urgency and empathy expected from the nation\u2019s leader.<\/p>\n

The opposition party added that the presidency remained silent for more than 48 hours after the attack before eventually reacting amid widespread public criticism.<\/p>\n

The party alleged that President Tinubu only visited Plateau four days later and briefly met with stakeholders and victims at the Jos Airport lounge before returning to Abuja.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe president\u2019s insensitivity and inhumanity were on full display. His impatience with the audience was glaring when he declared that the airport does not have light and that he had only 10 minutes before flying back to Abuja,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis visit and words offered no succour to the victims. Instead, his contempt for the people was revealed. His words were not diplomatic and very far from soothing. This is not how to lead.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wholly condemn this performative and superficial show by the presidency. It would have been better for President Tinubu to have stayed back in Abuja than to mount this disgraceful display that added salt to the injury of the victims of this massacre.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe president\u2019s inability to leave the airport is clearly linked to the untamed insecurity that has overwhelmed the nation\u2019s security agencies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat the President himself fears venturing into Plateau State is a damning indication of the hopelessness into which the Tinubu APC-led administration has plunged this country.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe president\u2019s announcement of 5,000 closed-circuit television cameras is yet another evidence of the simplistic lens through which this administration views core security challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is laughable to suggest that cameras are the panacea for the murderous insecurity ravaging Plateau State and the rest of the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe call on the President and the Federal Government to immediately adopt a whole-of-society approach, with deliberate emphasis on community engagement, to urgently address and curb the insecurity tearing this nation apart,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n

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